[78-L] Blues Singers' Names

[David Lennick]

There's also How to Write a Blues Song. Got that filed away if anyone needs it.

dl


> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 21:26:19 -0800
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> From: graf561 at gmail.com.invalid
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Blues Singers' Names
> 
> 
> Dug around the net a bit and found this in a couple of places:
> 
> 1) Select (at random) a physical handicap or deformity for the first name.
> 
> 2) Select a fruit or vegetable for the middle name.
> 
> 3) Select the surname of an ex-President of the US for the last name.
> 
> Also found this variation in a couple of other places:
> 
> Handicap + a type of fruit + your last name
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Malcolm <malcolm at 78data.com.invalid> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Well, you could try this, but I remember the article and this link is
> > not what you're looking for:
> > http://www.outliermusic.com/jokes_bluesname.htm
> > ... neither is this:
> > http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2012/01/whats-your-blues-name.html
> >
> > Not bad but I remember the article being funnier.
> > B. B. Anderson (aka Big Gumbo Jefferson)
> >
> > *******
> >
> > On 11/16/2015 1:01 PM, Kurt Nauck wrote:
> > > Hey you guys who were on this list 15-20 years ago. Remember the
> > > email that tells how to pick a blues name?
> > >
> > > Fruit, handicap, etc.
> > >
> > > Can anyone resurrect that? It's worth sharing
> > >
> > > Kurt Nauck
> > > c/o Nauck's Vintage Records & Texas Ready
> > > 22004 Sherrod Ln.
> > > Spring, Texas 77389
> > >
> > > www.78rpm.com
> > >
> > > E-Mail: nauck at 78rpm.com
> > > Phone: (281) 288-7826 | Fax: (425) 930-6862
> > >
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